Best headset under 100usd

[PackMaster]

I'm looking for a headset under 100 dollars for PC gaming. I play a ton of rainbow six siege and need to hear footsteps really well as it's very important in this game. I was checking out the Logitech 633 and hyper x cloud 2 but What I'm really worried about is best audio quaility under 100 for rainbow six Thanks 

[The Sloth]

m50x 

[Techicolors]

Sennheiser hd 558

Philips SHP9500

 

the hyper x cloud 2 is good too 

[nicobombai]

Gaming headset: HyperX Cloud 1 (cloud 2 comes with a extra crappy usb dongle, the rest are the same, from sound to the accessories they come with).

 

Headphone combo: SHP9500 (open back) + Vmoda Boompro (this is a superb combo, no gaming headsets can come close to it, especially in the price point).

 

Open back headphone will provide better sound quality & soundstage which will help you play the game better BUT you will sacrifice sound leakage. Not that recommended if you're playing in a noisy environment. But I would still personally go for the SHP9500..

 

[SSL]

29 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

m50x 

 

You serious right now buddy?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, SSL said:

 

You serious right now buddy?

 

 

not an audiophile, they are the best ones i used.

[SSL]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

not an audiophile, they are the best ones i used.

 

Nice. Please stand in the corner at the front of the class.

[The Sloth]

38 minutes ago, crocket said:

m50x is over $100 on amazon. Where is it under $100? If it was actually under $100, I might consider buying it.

amazon on sale

[SSL]

17 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

amazon on sale

 

where

[The Sloth]

Just now, SSL said:

 

where

 

 

Just now, SSL said:

amazon

 

[SSL]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

 

 

 

LINK GAWDAMMIT

[The Sloth]

Just now, SSL said:

 

LINK GAWDAMMIT

 

on sale, blackfriday, cyber Monday or random sale.  

[SSL]

6 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

on sale, blackfriday, cyber Monday or random sale.  

 

Good lord.

[PackMaster]

Just now, SSL said:

 

Good lord.

The best I could find was 120 http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=E2ATHM50WH&ref=PLA_Beach&omid=103&utm_source=PLA_Beach&utm_medium=CSE&utm_item=E2ATHM50WH&CAWELAID=230006090000060852&gclid=CjwKEAjw5M3GBRCTvpK4osqj4X4SJAABRJNCKxhxlK_xXKUmNJ7vYX4EWAswD0tKc80rey3UMkqGmhoCOynw_wcB

[Jdnoss1234]

Look at the M40x's instead. They are more neutral than the M50x's at half the price. If hearing foot steps is what you are after; they will do a pretty good job.  

[Jdnoss1234]

The frequency responseof the M40x is more neutral or flatter than the M50x. The M50x is very V-shaped which means the bass and the treble in emphasized. Having owned and now sold the M50x myself they were fun to play DOOM with (explosions) but they weren't very good for CS:GO. Foot steps in CS:GO sound muddy and covered up by gun fire. The M40x's are going to have less bass therefor foot steps will come through clearer. The general rule of thumb for using "audiophile" headphones is huge soundstage and lots of bass is very fun to listen to (aka. DOOM), realistic soundstage and no bass is what you want for competitive play. 

 

edit: They are half the price!!!

[Jdnoss1234]

The build is the exact same as the M50x. They are made of plastic which throws people off for build quality. However in my experience they are very solid and taken care of will last many years. 

[Jdnoss1234]

They are very solid but explaining why 2% of the 1300 people that review the product on Amazon had problems would require a refresher course in statistics, a crash course in manufacturing engineering and some psychology sprinkled on top. None of which I am willing to do at 2am central time. Do your homework. Read 3 and 4 star reviews not 5 and 1 star reviews. Read/watch reviews by professionals (zreview is my personal preference). That is the best way to make the most informed decision about your purchase. 

[Dackzy]

44 minutes ago, Jdnoss1234 said:

The general rule of thumb for using "audiophile" headphones is huge soundstage and lots of bass is very fun to listen to (aka. DOOM), realistic soundstage and no bass is what you want for competitive play. 

 

edit: They are half the price!!!

wtf no it isn't, if you want such a rule then it would be V shaped headphones are "fun" to listen to, but that's also BS.

 

Also a huge soundstage is "realistic", because it makes things sound less inside of your head and more like you are there and things often becomes much easier to pin point with a huge soundstage.

Realistic would be like it is in real life or close to how it is in real life, a huge soundstage will be closer to real life, than a narrow one *cough* m40x *cough*.

 

OP does open headphones work for you or is closed a must?

[SSL]

1 hour ago, Jdnoss1234 said:

Read/watch reviews by professionals (zreview is my personal preference).

 

@Dackzy zreviews is a professional now.

[Dackzy]

1 hour ago, SSL said:

 

@Dackzy zreviews is a professional now.

 

gotta get real drunk before I can believe that.

1 hour ago, crocket said:

They do work for me. Do you have a recommendation for sturdy pairs of open headphones with good or decent sound?

My requirement for sound quality is not high since MDR-1RBT seems to satisfy my ears most of the time although it sounds duller than Creative T20 speakers and LG HBS900 bluetooth earphones.

 

well that depends on the budget. The Takstar HI2050 are built really well, the same with the DT880, DT990

[Jdnoss1234]

7 hours ago, Dackzy said:

wtf no it isn't, if you want such a rule then it would be V shaped headphones are "fun" to listen to, but that's also BS.

 

Also a huge soundstage is "realistic", because it makes things sound less inside of your head and more like you are there and things often becomes much easier to pin point with a huge soundstage.

Realistic would be like it is in real life or close to how it is in real life, a huge soundstage will be closer to real life, than a narrow one *cough* m40x *cough*.

 

OP does open headphones work for you or is closed a must?

Ok apparently you miss what I was getting at. There is a difference between exaggerated sound stage, Realistic sound stage and no sound stage. The M40x's fall into that no sound stage bin, but than again the choices under 100USD  are slim to none. I myself like neutral, most of the time, but then I put on a pair of Vmoda M100's and go "ya bass".

[Jdnoss1234]

6 hours ago, SSL said:

 

@Dackzy zreviews is a professional now.

Hate him all you want he still makes a living reviewing headphones and speakers.

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, Jdnoss1234 said:

Hate him all you want he still makes a living reviewing headphones and speakers.

"reviewing"

[Jdnoss1234]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

"reviewing"

Or whatever the hell else he is doing, talking about vmoda wires, and pads pads all the pads.